Shantigarh Requiem for the Unborn CD

Shantigarh Requiem For The Unborn
Composed and Directed By John Bonaduce

Few contemporary issues are as sorrowful and as contentious as abortion, and when musician John Bonaduce set out to compose a prayer service to remember the unborn, he too tried to catch --- through music --- glimpses of God's voice and healing breath in this issue. Over ten years the prayer service developed into a Mass, which was held at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Jan. 23, 2004.

The liturgy, named the "Shantigarh Requiem for the Unborn", is a journey through Scripture. The very first words sung by a choir of more than 100 are from the Book of Wisdom: "Before the Lord, the whole universe is as a grain or a drop of morning dew. And though we are small his love is great, for he is Lord and lover of souls." Bonaduce said those words struck him as a perfect memorial for the unborn.

“An extraordinary musical tapestry that awakens within the hearer a profound love for God and each human person. An original without equal, the Shantigarh Requiem for the Unborn should be sung across this land.” - Cardinal Roger Mahony

Track Listing:

1. Lover of Souls .........................3:19
2. Tell this Generation ..................4:05
3. As the deer Longs ...................3:45
4. Alleluia ....................................1:36
5. Prayer of the Faithful ................2:34
6. They who Believe .....................6:59
7. Holy, Holy, Holy ......................1:17
8. Christ had Died ........................0:55
9. Great Amen .............................0:52
10. Lamb of God .........................2:10
11. Veni Creator Spiritus ..............4:27
12. The Lord is My Shepherd .......3:31
13. Kingdom of Heaven ................8:12
14. This I Know ............................2:48